Goniurosaurus luii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is endemic to China and Vietnam.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Eublepharidae |
| Genus: | Goniurosaurus |
| Species: | G. luii
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| Binomial name | |
| Goniurosaurus luii | |
Etymology edit
The specific name, luii, is in honor of Chinese herpetologist Wai Lui.[3]
Description edit
Dorsally, G. luii is dark bluish brown, with widely spaced, narrow white crossbands on the head, body, and tail. The first white crossband begins at one corner of the mouth and continues around the back of the head to the other corner of the mouth.[2]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ Nguyen, T.Q.; Yang, J. & Wang, Y. (2021). "Goniurosaurus luii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T18917749A18917751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T18917749A18917751.en. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Species Goniurosaurus luii at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Goniurosaurus luii, p. 162).
Further reading edit
- Grismer, L. Lee; Viets, Brian E.; Boyle, Lawrence J. (1999). "Two new continental species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) with a phylogeny and evolutionary classification of the genus". Journal of Herpetology 33 (3): 382-393. (Goniourosaurus luii, new species).